If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
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For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
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If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
Me pai te tiaki i ngā kaute me ngā pūkete Keep good accounts and records You must keep good financial and administration records for the trust.
In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online. “The launch of Pātaka Whenua is a huge milestone for Te Kooti Whenua Māori,” says Māori Land Court Pae Matua Steve Gunson.
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
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However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records.
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
